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Acquisition
Protest over OASIS+ pricing data access falls short
ANALYSIS | Boston Consulting Group claimed it did not need to provide that information on certain items in its bid for the government-wide professional services vehicle.
Acquisition
Protests persist for FBI's long-delayed $5B IT contract
ANALYSIS | History looks to be repeating itself as the FBI keeps facing protests after each downselect phase and elimination of bidders.
Acquisition
CIO-SP4 drove spike in bid protests
ANALYSIS | Unhappiness with the National Institutes of Health's main IT contract vehicle contributed to a 22% increase in protests during the government's 2023 fiscal year.
Acquisition
Google centers public sector strategy on alliances with integrators
This global tech giant's relationships with Accenture's federal subsidiary and Deloitte help show how partnering strategies are evolving in the government market.
Modernization
OPM puts data at the center of human capital modernization
Contractors should focus on data standards as they develop solutions, a senior Office of Personnel Management official says.
Acquisition
Company claims eBuy glitch nixed its bid for $450M DHS competition
One protester is alleging the glitch caused a special character to become part of a file name, making its submission inaccessible.
Cybersecurity
Deal for Splunk brings new capabilities and competitors to Cisco
COMMENTARY | There is little to no overlap between the two but Cisco picks up more software based solutions that should strengthen its core.
Acquisition
Last CIO-SP4 protest resolved
Re-evaluations are now underway ahead of another attempt at awards for this potential $50 billion government-wide IT vehicle.
Artificial Intelligence
Microsoft enters partnership to build AI for large datasets
The global software giant is offering Synthetiac up to 1 million hours of cloud computing resources to accelerate the development of new tools for searching massive amounts of unstructured data.
Acquisition
Army makes 3 awards in ERP revamp
IBM, Accenture and Groundswell are building prototypes for a new Army enterprise resource planning system to consolidate and reengineer processes for finance, human resources and other business functions.
Acquisition
DHA to reconsider decisions surrounding $2.5B IT contract
The Defense Health Agency has changed its mind on discussions with bidders it rejected, which means more companies may get awards on the global IT services vehicle.
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Acquisition
DHA faces legal challenges to how it conducted $2.5B procurement
Protesters are alleging the Defense Health Agency used "phantom award restrictions" to limit the number of companies that could qualify for this global IT services contract.
Cybersecurity
DOD, OMB expect September release of proposed CMMC rule
The rule that details the defense industrial base's new cybersecurity standard appears ready for review at the Office of Management and Budget.
Acquisition
CIO-SP4 protests move toward final decision
No action appears likely to resolve the 130-plus protests involving this $50 billion IT vehicle, which indicates the Government Accountability Office will decide on the contract's next steps.
Cybersecurity
DHS' cyber agency seeks small biz support for strategic planning
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has set a date to explain its changes to a management consulting services contract.
Acquisition
GDIT launches tech strategy focused on 'accelerators'
The company is investing in its labs, employees and partnerships as it focuses on technologies such as zero trust, automation, cloud, software, 5G and artificial intelligence.
Acquisition
DARPA looking for flaws in business systems
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency wants to better understand what leads to breakdowns in these systems.
Digital Government
Deadlines Loom for Contractor TikTok Ban
By now, federal agencies must have TikTok completely out of IT systems. Contractors have some more time to stop using TikTok, but not that much.
Acquisition
Deadlines loom for contractor TikTok ban
By now, federal agencies must have TikTok completely out of IT systems. Contractors have some more time to stop using TikTok, but not that much.
Acquisition